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100 Civic questions Flashcards

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1
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What is the supreme law of the land?

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Constitution.

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What does the Constitution do?

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Sets up the govt., defines the govt., protects basic rights of americans.

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What are the first three words of the constitution? Hint: the idea of self-government is stressed.

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We the People.

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What is an amendment?

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A change or an addition to the constitution.

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5
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution?

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The bill of rights

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What is one right or freedom from the first amendment?

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Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the governemt.

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7
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How many amendments does the constitution have?

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27 - twenty-seven

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What did the declaration of independence do?

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It announced our independence from Great Britain.

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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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What is the freedom of religion?

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You can choose to practice a religion or practice no religion.

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11
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What is the economic system in the US

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The US is a capitalist economy and also a market economy where prices are negotiated between business and consumer.

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12
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What is the rule of law?

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The US Constitution is the nations fundamental law. Alexander Hamilton ($10 bill), James Madison ($5,000 bill) and John Jay wrote the federalist papers, a series of essays promoting the ratification of the constitution. No one is above the law.

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Name one branch or part of government

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Branches: Judicial, executive, Legislative. Parts: president, congress, the courts.

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Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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The President

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Who makes federal laws?

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Congress, Senate and House. The (U.S. or national) legislature

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What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

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The senate and the house of reps

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17
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What stops one branch of government from getting too powerful?

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Checks and balances, separation of powers. The constitution separates power to the 3 branches of government with each branch having the power to block or threaten to block actions of other branches.

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18
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Number of U.S. senators?

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100

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19
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We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?

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6

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Name one of your U.S. senators.

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Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein represent California, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are Texas senators. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are New York senators.

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21
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The House of reps has how many voting members?

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435 (The US is divided into 435 congressional districts, Jayward is in the 15th CA district). Every state has at least 1 voting member in the House, but the number of reps depends on the size of the state. The 3 largest states, by population, are California, Texas, NY. California has 53 reps, Texas has 36 reps, NY has 27 reps.

22
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We elect a US rep for how many years?

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2 years.

23
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Name your representative/congressman/congresswoman?

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District 15: Eric Swalwell (Covers Dublin, San Ramon, Hayward, Livermore). Next election in 2018.

24
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Who does a US senator represent?

A

all people of the state

25
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Why do some states have more representatives than others?

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Reps are picked by population size.

26
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For how many years does a president stay in office?

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4 years. 2 possible terms.

27
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In what month do we vote for president?

A

Novembers very own

28
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Who is the President?

A

Trump

29
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Who is Vice President?

A

Michael R Pence

30
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If president can no longer serve who becomes president?

A

The vice president

31
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If the President and Vice president can no longer serve who becomes president?

A

The Speaker of the House

32
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Who is the commander in chief of the military?

A

The president

33
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Who signs bills to become laws?

A

The president

34
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Who vetoes bills?

A

The president

35
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What does the presidents cabinet do?

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It advises the president

36
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What are 2 cabinet level positions

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Cabinet level positions: Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of State, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of the treasury, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, ATTORNEY GENERAL, VICE PRESIDENT. The presidents cabinet consists of the VP and 15 heads of the executive departments.

37
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What does the judicial branch do?

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reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes, decides if a law goes against the constitution.

38
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WHat is the highest court in the land?

A

The SUPREME court

39
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How many justices are in the Supreme court?

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9 justices

40
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Who is the current chief justice

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John Roberts

41
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Under the constitution the federal government has powers, name one of its powers.

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The federal government has the power to print money, to declare war, to create an army, to make treaties.

42
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Under the constitution ome powers belong to the states What is one power of the states?

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The States must provide schooling and education, provide protection (police), provide safety (fire dept), give a drivers license, approve zoning and land use.

43
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Who is the governor of your state now?

A

Governor Jerry Brown

44
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What is the capital of your state?

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Sacramento

45
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What are the two major political parties in the US?

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Democrats and Republicans

46
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What is the party of our current president?

A

Republican

47
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What is the name of the speaker of the house or reps now?

A

Speaker Paul Ryan

48
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There are 4 amendments to the constitution about who can vote, describe one of them.

A

Any citizen can vote (male or female), A male citizen of any race can vote, You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote, citizens 18 or older can vote.

49
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What is one responsibility of every US citizen.

A

serve on a jury, ovte in a federal election.

50
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Name one right only for US citizens

A

right ot vote in federal election and right to run for federal office.

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